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Excel to R in Finance

Lovisa Lannesand

Quantitative Analyst
Macquarie Bank

Contact: Lovisa.Lannesand@Macquarie.com

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From Excel to R

My journey from Excel to R and lessons I learned on the way

  • R-user for ~ 2 years
  • Before this, I used Excel for everything
  • Needed new ways of analyzing and manipulating data due to Excel limitations
  • Limited coding experience

  • So, Why R?